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Elisso Bolkvadze named UNESCO Artist for Peace

According to the decision of the UNESCO General Director,
Irina Bokova, the Georgian pianist Elisso Bolkvadze was named UNESCO Artist for
Peace.

It is
worth noting that this is the first time in the history of Georgia when this
honour of UNESCO is given to a candidate presented by Georgia.

UNESCO
Artists for Peace are outstanding figures occupied in the field of culture who
are ready to use their names and ranks for promotion of the main goals and
values of the organization. Generally these are eminent people who in their successful career
made contributions into development of the fields in competence of UNESCO.

Eliso
Bolkvadze was given this high rank not only for her professionalism, but also
her active charity activity during many years in different corners of the
world, especially supporting the young talented musicians with the help of the
Charity Fund "Lyra."

Nowadays,
54 artists around the world have the rank UNESCO Artist for Peace. Among them
are such famous figures such Joaquín Cortés, Celine Dion, Vladimir Spivakov,
Danilo Perez, Markus Miller and others.